Wind River Systems, Inc. announced it will optimize its Linux device software platforms and Wind River Workbench development suite to support ARM TrustZone technology, which provides a security foundation for ARM Powered products. The combination of Wind River's commercial- grade Linux platforms and ARM TrustZone technology provides manufacturers with a trusted platform for delivering highly secure applications that ensure the customer confidence required to drive successful market adoption.

"ARM TrustZone technology offers an innovative approach for developing secure device environments our customers can rely on," said John Bruggeman, chief marketing officer at Wind River. "Wind River is excited to be able to deliver the first commercial-grade Linux device solutions that offer unprecedented security capabilities enhanced with TrustZone technology."

"The ARM TrustZone Software API, an open specification which enables application interoperability and lowers porting costs within a security framework, is gaining wide industry endorsement and quickly becoming a standard foundation for the implementation of security functions such as digital rights management, device protection and payment. The industry adoption of the TrustZone Software API and the availability of the ARM TrustZone software which implements this API enables OEMs to deliver robust and secure devices with considerably lower development cost and a shorter time-to-market," said Mike Inglis, executive vice president, marketing, ARM. "Wind River is highly regarded throughout the industry as a commercial-grade, quality device software provider and they plan to be the first to deliver a Linux platform that is enabled with our TrustZone technology. The combination of Wind River's Linux platforms and development suite with ARM TrustZone software unlocks a powerful environment for delivering 'security critical' applications, reliably, rapidly and cost-effectively."

ARM TrustZone technology enables the integration of security into the processor itself, while also providing trusted foundation software, protected by the hardware, providing operating systems providers, handset vendors and silicon designers with the ability to develop their own security solutions on top of an interoperable framework, with no required changes or disruption to current operating systems. Currently, security-aware applications must be rewritten for every security platform they run on, fragmenting the market and inhibiting a rich ecosystem of applications and services. The TrustZone software and open API provide a standard interface for these applications to be partitioned and to communicate with a secure-side component, independent of the actual system implementation.